When a life of climbing isn’t quite enough to fill the soul anymore, what comes next? See the full post >

“In a car you’re always in a compartment, and because you’re used to it you don’t realize that through that car window everything you see is just more TV. You’re a passive observer and it is all moving by you boringly in a frame. On a cycle the frame is gone. You’re completely in contact […]

A young Arctic fox has stunned researchers by hiking from Norway to Canada in a truly epic journey. See the full post >

Eight decades later, historians still search for clues to Earhart’s disappearance. See the full post >

It’s that time of year when, in so much of the country, the heat of the afternoon is broken by raging thunderstorms. Sped up video breathes life into storm clouds to the point you can nearly feel the barometric pressure drop in the room when watching. See the full post >

In Toronto, before singing “O Canada,” students and teachers in public schools begin their day by acknowledging that they are on the traditional lands of the Anishinaabe, Haundenosaunee Confederacy and Wendat. Although the Toronto School District Board mandated the brief statement in 2016, the practice of land acknowledgment, which recognizes “the unique and enduring relationship […]

NOAA’s computer modeling system that spits out the data used by meteorologists to predict US weather is 40 years old. Or was, rather. Last month, NOAA rolled out a new system that promises to massively improve both near term and far term forecasting. The hope is it will bring US forecasting up to the standard […]

Liz Thomas, one of the world’s most accomplished thru-hikers, connects the dots and the urban trail links in NYC. See the full post >

The best kind of hotel is one you can bring with you on your travels. It’s fitted with all you’d need for adventures, it would be comfortable, familiar, and totally capable of water crossings. Like the Land Cruiser in “Hotel Keith,” this simple, easy-going short that before you even realize you’re doing it, will have […]

Even if you’ve never dreamt of climbing Everest, watching the weather on the summit in real time is somehow very satisfying. See the full post >